Cotton-harvesting machine.



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APPLICATION FILED MAR. 12, 1907.

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COTTON-HARVESTING MACHINE.

. Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 15, 1907.

Application led March 12,1907. Serial No. 362,065.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE H. ZEMrrER, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Greenville, in the i county of Washington and State ofMississippi, have in- 5 vented certain new and useful Improvements inCotton- IIarvesting Machines, of which the following is a specification.

The present inventionrelates to cotton harvesters and more particularlyto the arrangement of the axles and l0 draft devices of the carryingframe, the objects being the support of the platform upon which aremounted the harvestingr mechanism, in such an elevated plane as toafford ample clearance for said axles and platform for moving above theplants, while the draft devices permit a team of horses to be hitched tothe machine, one horse immediately at the outer. side of each of a pairof draft poles, which, while insuring the proper draft, enables eachhorse to move between a row of plants.

.In the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification. Figurel,'is a side view of so much of a cotton harvester as is required toillustrate my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view, `and Fig. 3 a frontelevation ofthe parts disclosed in Fig. l.

Similar reference characters are employed to desigdrawing wherein theyoccur.

My construction of cotton harvester embodies a main support or bodyinvolving a novel arrangement of axles mounted on carrying wheels, inconnection with certain draft devices. Upon a platform carried by theaxles, is the harvesting mechanism comprising in successsive arrangementfrom the front to the rear, an' oil engine of the high compression type,an oil reservoir, a suction chest, a rotary fan exhausting from thesuction chest and fan being belt driven from the engine. In thepresentcase, I have only deemed it necessary to illustrate the engine ormotor E, oil reservoir F mounted on the platform A, near the frontthereof the suction chest H and 40 rotary fan G, also on said platformbut at a point above the rear axle, in order to convey some idea of thegeneral disposition of the elements constituting the harvestingmechanism proper. It will be understood,

however, that in so far as the improvements specifically set forth andclaimed in the present case, are concerned, they are equally adapted forservice in connection with other types of harvesting mechanism.

As shownthe main support or body of the harvester,

comprises the extended horizontal platform A, at the underside of whichare the front and rear axles B, C, j

upon the spindles of which turn the carrying wheels B, Cf. 'lhe axlesare of the arched character indicated in Fig. 3, so-as to support theplatform in an elevated plane with respect to the Wheels and therebyafford ample clearance-for said -axles and platform for moving above theplants.

On the front axle, immediately contiguous to the inner sides of thewheels Bf, are thills d, to which are pivotally attached the innerendsof poles D, which in turn are connected by a transverse draft bar D,arched between the poles and having its ends d, projecting laterallybeyond the poles, for the pivotal location of trees d". It will be seenby this arrangement, a team of horses can be hitched to the machine, onehorse immediately at the outer side of each pole, which, whileinsuringthe proper draft, enables each horse to move between a row of plants. i

It will be appreciated from the foregoing description, that a wheeledsupport for a cotton harvester, -constructed and equipped as explained,is not only comparatively simple and durable in construction, but can beutilized in connection with a team of horses so that the plants will inno Way be disturbed or injured, and the horses exert a highlysatisfactory draft power.

I do not desire to be understood as limiting myself to the precisefeatures and arrangement of parts shown and described, but reserve theright to all modifications that may be fairly within the scope vof myinvention.V

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a Wheeled carrier for cotton harvesters, the combination with thesupport A, and arched front and rear axles, together' with carryingwheels, of poles at each side having thill connections with the frontaxle contiguous to its carrying wheels, an arched draft-har connectingsaid poles and having the top of its arch extending to the horizontalplane of the support A, While the lower laterally extending endsl ofsaid draft bar connected with the poles project beyond the same, andteam connecting provision on said projecting ends.

2. In a cotton harvester, the combination with the support A, and archedfront and rear axles, together' With carrying wheels, of poles at eachside havingl thill connections with the front axle, an arched draft barconnecting said poles and having its ends projecting beyond said poles,and trees connected to said projecting ends.

Signed at Greenville, in the county of Washington, and State ofMississippi, this 23d day of February, A. l).

GEORGE H. ZEMITER.

